speller

Example Sentences

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And I’m such a bad speller that even the most generous auto-correct can’t figure out that the word I’m trying to write is “mellifluous.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Though Joan Meyer didn’t go to college, her son said she always was an avid reader, a tremendous speller and highly quotable.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

Dev’s winning word was “psammophile,” a layup for a speller of his caliber.

From Washington Times • Jun. 2, 2023

Mr. Bailly, who won the competition in 1980, tries to make eye contact with the speller and humanize the moment.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Then, under the speller, there were a bunch of notebooks.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger